The aim of this case report is to discuss the rare postoperative complication of abdominal compartment syndrome in a 19-year-old Caucasian Greek male that was electively operated on for a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The hernia was completely asymptomatic and was found in chest radiography for employment reasons. Abdominal compartment syndrome is related in most reports with trauma and abdo...

Abdominal compartment syndrome's manifestations are difficult to definitively detect on physical examination alone. Therefore, objective criteria have been articulated that aid the bedside clinician in detecting intra-abdominal hypertension as well as the abdominal compartment syndrome to initiate prompt and potentially life-saving intervention. At-risk patient populations should be routinely m...

Severe acute pancreatitis occurs in around 20% of patients and is associated with mortality rates between 8-40%. Abdominal compartment syndrome is a fatal complication that is associated with new organ failure or acute worsening of existing organ failure and has an associated mortality of around 60%. Intra-abdominal pressure measurements are recommended in patients with risk factors for intra-a...

We present a rare case of abdominal compartment syndrome due to a bulimic attack in a 19-year-old female patient with bulimia nervosa. She was admitted to our emergency room with complaints of progressive abdominal pain following bulimia. Computed tomography showed dilated stomach with food and air pressed other visceral organs and major abdominal vessels. Decompression using nasogastric tube o...

Abbreviations: ACS: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome; APACHE-II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; CT: Computed Tomography; CVVH: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy; DCO: Damage Control Operation; EVAR: Endovascular Aneurysm Repair; IAH: Intra-abdominal Hypertension; IAP: Intraabdominal Pressure; ICU: Intensive Care Unit; MODS: Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome; rAAA: Rupture...

"Intra-abdominal hypertension", the presence of elevated intra-abdominal pressure, and "abdominal compartment syndrome", the development of pressure-induced organ-dysfunction and failure, have been increasingly recognized over the past decade as causes of significant morbidity and mortality among critically ill surgical and medical patients. Elevated intra-abdominal pressure can cause significa...

Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition in which the duodenum becomes compressed between the SMA and the aorta, resulting in bowel obstruction which subsequently compresses surrounding structures. Pressure on the inferior vena cava (IVC) and aorta decreases cardiac output which compromises distal blood flow, resulting in abdominal compartment syndrome with ischemia and renal fa...